Texas Tech football notes

More than 3,000 tickets were sold in the first three days of sale for the galleryfurniture.com Bowl between Texas Tech and East Carolina at 7 p.m. Dec. 27. Tech tickets operations manager Russell Warren said he expects to sell Tech's full allotment of 9,000. According to the Big 12 Conference revenue-sharing formula, Tech can make money off the tickets once it sells half of its bowl allotment (4,500). Tech can make half of all bowl ticket revenue it gains after 4,500. Tickets can be purchased at 742-TECH or 1-888-BIG12.

Practice schedule

Tech practiced again Sunday afternoon but won't practice again until 4 p.m. Thursday. Tech head coach Mike Leach plans to spend the next three days on the road making in-home visits with recruits. After Thursday, Tech will practice at 4 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on the practice field southeast of Jones SBC Stadium. Leach said the game plan for East Carolina will be installed at the end of the week.

Getting together

Sunday was the first postseason practice in which the majority of the coaches were able to attend. Since the end of the season, at least seven Tech coaches have been on the road recruiting. Seven will leave again by today before coming back by next Monday, when an NCAA-mandate dead period kicks in between Dec. 18 and Jan. 4. Coaches are not allowed in-person contact with recruits during dead periods.